¹ Και εζησεν η Σαρρα εκατον εικοσιεπτα ετη· ταυτα ειναι τα ετη της ζωης της Σαρρας.

² Και απεθανεν η Σαρρα εν Κιριαθ-αρβα· αυτη ειναι η Χεβρων εν γη Χανααν· και ηλθεν ο Αβρααμ δια να κλαυση την Σαρραν και να πενθηση αυτην.

³ Και σηκωθεις ο Αβρααμ απ' εμπροσθεν του νεκρου αυτου, ελαλησε προς τους υιους του Χετ λεγων,

⁴ ξενος και παροικος ειμαι εγω μεταξυ σας· δοτε μοι κτημα ταφου μεταξυ σας, δια να θαψω τον νεκρον μου απ' εμπροσθεν μου.

⁵ Απεκριθησαν δε οι υιοι του Χετ προς τον Αβρααμ λεγοντες προς αυτον,

⁶ Ακουσον ημας, κυριε μου· συ εισαι μεταξυ ημων ηγεμων εκ Θεου· θαψον τον νεκρον σου εις το εκλεκτοτερον εκ των μνημειων ημων· ουδεις εξ ημων θελει αρνηθη το μνημειον αυτου προς σε, δια να θαψης τον νεκρον σου.

⁷ Τοτε σηκωθεις ο Αβρααμ προσεκυνησε προς τον λαον του τοπου, προς τους υιους του Χετ·

⁸ και ελαλησε προς αυτους λεγων, Εαν ευαρεστηται η ψυχη σας να θαψω τον νεκρον μου απ' εμπροσθεν μου, ακουσατε μου και μεσιτευσατε υπερ εμου προς τον Εφρων τον υιον του Σωαρ,

⁹ και ας μοι δωση το σπηλαιον αυτου Μαχπελαχ, το εν τη ακρα του αγρου αυτου· εις πληρη τιμην ας μοι δωση αυτο, δια κτημα ταφου μεταξυ σας.

¹⁰ Ο δε Εφρων εκαθητο εν τω μεσω των υιων του Χετ· και απεκριθη ο Εφρων ο Χετταιος προς τον Αβρααμ εις επηκοον των υιων του Χετ, παντων των εισερχομενων εις την πυλην της πολεως αυτου, λεγων,

¹¹ Ουχι, κυριε μου, ακουσον μου· σοι διδω τον αγρον, σοι διδω και το σπηλαιον το εν αυτω· επι παρουσια των υιων του λαου μου διδω αυτα εις σε· θαψον τον νεκρον σου.

¹² Και προσεκυνησεν ο Αβρααμ εμπροσθεν του λαου του τοπου·

¹³ και ειπε προς τον Εφρων εις επηκοον του λαου του τοπου λεγων, Εαν συ θελης, ακουσον μου, παρακαλω· θελω δωσει το αργυριον του αγρου· λαβε αυτο παρ' εμου, και θελω θαψει τον νεκρον μου εκει.

¹⁴ Ο δε Εφρων απεκριθη προς τον Αβρααμ, λεγων προς αυτον,

¹⁵ Ακουσον μου, κυριε μου· γη τετρακοσιων σικλων αργυριου, τι ειναι μεταξυ εμου και σου; θαψον λοιπον τον νεκρον σου.

¹⁶ Και ηκουσεν ο Αβρααμ τον Εφρων· και εζυγισεν ο Αβρααμ εις τον Εφρων το αργυριον, το οποιον ειπεν εις επηκοον των υιων του Χετ τετρακοσιους σικλους αργυριου, δεκτου μεταξυ εμπορων.

¹⁷ Και ο αγρος του Εφρων, οστις ητο εν Μαχπελαχ, εμπροσθεν της Μαμβρη, ο αγρος και το σπηλαιον το εν αυτω και παντα τα δενδρα τα εν τω αγρω και εν πασι τοις οριοις κυκλω, ησφαλισθησαν

¹⁸ εις τον Αβρααμ δια κτημα, ενωπιον των υιων του Χετ, ενωπιον παντων των εισερχομενων εις την πυλην της πολεως αυτου.

¹⁹ Και μετα ταυτα εθαψεν ο Αβρααμ Σαρραν την γυναικα αυτου εν τω σπηλαιω του αγρου Μαχπελαχ, εμπροσθεν της Μαμβρη· αυτη ειναι Χεβρων εν γη Χανααν.

²⁰ Και ο αγρος και το σπηλαιον το εν αυτω, ησφαλισθησαν εις τον Αβρααμ δια κτημα ταφον παρα των υιων του Χετ.

¹ It happened after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" He said, "Here I am."

² He said, "Now take your son, your only son, whom you love, even Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there for a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of."

³ Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him.

⁴ On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place far off.

⁵ Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go yonder. We will worship, and come back to you."

⁶ Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. He took in his hand the fire and the knife. They both went together.

⁷ Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, "My father?" He said, "Here I am, my son." He said, "Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"

⁸ Abraham said, "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they both went together.

⁹ They came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, on the wood.

¹⁰ Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.

¹¹ The angel of Yahweh called to him out of the sky, and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" He said, "Here I am."

¹² He said, "Don't lay your hand on the boy, neither do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me."

¹³ Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and saw that behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering instead of his son.

¹⁴ Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh Will Provide. As it is said to this day, "On Yahweh's mountain, it will be provided."

¹⁵ The angel of Yahweh called to Abraham a second time out of the sky,

¹⁶ and said, "I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,

¹⁷ that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your seed greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.

¹⁸ In your seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice."

¹⁹ So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba.

²⁰ It happened after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, "Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:

²¹ Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,

²² Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel."

²³ Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

²⁴ His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.